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The IHS Markit Set-top Box Intelligence vendor relationships database contains a record of which Set-top Box vendors are currently working with which pay TV operators, on a by-operator basis, for over 80 countries and over 500 operations.

In a further move into live sports streaming, Facebook is reported to have bought the rights to Premier League games for three seasons beginning in 2019/20 in Thailand, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Unconfirmed reports today gave a value of $260 million for the cycle of games included in the contract.

In June 2018, the Vietnamese government passed a cyber security law that will see the country tighten its control on online media companies operating in the market. Starting in 2019, online platforms such as Google and Facebook will be required to open local offices and store user data within the country. Tech companies will also be asked to remove any content within 24 hours of receiving a request from authorities.

The IAB Europe AdEx Benchmark report, produced in collaboration between IAB Europe and IHS Technology, is the definitive guide to the state of the online advertising market in Europe. The research enables like-for-like comparison of 27 European online advertising markets across display, video, mobile, search and classifieds & directories.

CGV has set up a joint venture with a Russian real estate developer to operate 33 cinemas with 160 screens in Moscow - now under development. With this deal, CGV is one step closer to its ambitious target of 10,000 screens by 2020.

CJ CGV, the largest cinema operator by screens in South Korea, plans to invest $200 million to expand its presence in Vietnam over the next four years. CJ CGV plans to boost its cinema numbers by opening 12 to 15 new locations per year until 2020, and will expand its network of locations to remote areas across the country.